Chicken hover



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UNITED STATES PATENT caries.

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Application filed December 27, 1923. Serial No. 682,993.

Our invention is an improved hover.

The object of our invention is to provide a hover which may be readily disassembled for shipping, and is so reinforced that it will not sag when suspended for use. Other advantages and objects will be more specifically described in the following detailed description.

In the annexed drawing in which the in vention is illustrated:

Figure 1 is a side view of the hover sus-' pended for use.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the hover.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the same.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, our hover comprises a conical metal canopy 1, and a fibrous apron 2 suitably secured to the outer edge thereof, under which the chicks crawl to reach the stove, which is positioned inside of the hover, the vent pipe 3 of which projects through the canopy 1.

The canopy 1 is formed of a plurality of triangular panels 4, which are bolted at their apeXes to a cone 5 by bolts 6. The outer edges of each panel are bent back to form flanges 7 Joining strips 8 slide over the flanges 7, and thus hold the panels securely together along their adjoining edges. These strips are slipped over the flanges from the outer edges of the panels and provide a simple and effective fastener.

The panels are further reinforced and held together by plates 9 which span each of the joints between the panels, and which are riveted to one panel and bolted to the adjoining panels as shown at 10 and 11. A second series of plates 12 extend between the adjoining panels at the outer edges thereof and are riveted to one panel and bolted to the adjacent panel as shown at 13 and 1% respectively.

Three bars, 15, 16 and 17, are secured to the inside of the canopy 1, and reinforcing rods, 18, 19 and 20, extend between and are secured to flanges formed on said bars. Nuts are threaded uponthese rods and bear against the flanges so that any desired tension may be placed in the rods to obviate any sag in the canopy.

Hanger straps 21, 22 and 23 are secured to the bars 15, 16 and 17 respectively, and extend upwardly through holes in the canopy. Ropes 24, 25 and 26 are secured to the straps 21, 22 and 23 respectively, and are passed over sheaves 27, 28 and 29, suspended from the ceiling. These ropes are all united into a single rope which passes over a sheave 30, and has a counter weight 31 secured to the end thereof. Thus, when it is desired to inspect the stove or clean under the hover, this counter weight will hold the hover the desired distance above the floor.

Having described our invention we claim:

1. A hover comprising a conical canopy, an apron depending from the outer edge of said canopy, said canopy being formed of a plurality of triangular panels, a cone to which the apeXes of said panels are secured, flanges formed on the edges of said panels. removable joining strips adapted to engage said flanges to hold the panels together, a plurality of bars secured to the inside of the canopy, reinforcing rods extending between said bars, and secured thereto, hanger straps secured to said bars, ropes secured to said hanger straps, and extending over sheaves, and a counter weight at the end of the ropes.

2. A hover comprising a conical canopy, said canopy being formed of a plurality of triangular panels, a cone to which the apexes of said panels are secured, flanges formed on the edges of said panels, removable joining strips adapted to engage said flanges to hold the panels together, reinforcing plates secured to the inside of the canopy.

hanger straps secured to said plates, and

means for supporting said straps.

3. A hover comprising a conical canopy, said canopy being formed of a plurality of triangular panels, adjustable reinforcing rods secured to certain of said panels for preventing the collapsing of said canopy, and means for securing said panels together, said means comprising removable joining strips and connecting members, each memher being riveted to one of said panels and being secured to the adjacent panel by means of a bolt.

at. A hover comprising a conical canopy,

said canopy being formed of a plurality of triangular panels, adustable reinforcing rods secured to certain of said panels for preventing the collapsing of said canopy, and means for securing said panels together, said means comprising removable joining strips and connecting members, each member being riveted to one of said panels and being secured to the adjacent panel by means of a bolt, said panels having vertically disposed portions, and connecting bars securing said portions together, said bars being riveted to the portions of certain of said panels and being removably secured to adjacent panels.

In testimony whereof We afiix our signatures FREDERICK FRENGLE. FRANCIS D. ROHAN. 

